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Cholesterol and Fatty Acid Content in Three Species of Crab Found in the Northwest Atlantic
Our thanks to the people who supplied the samples: red crab from High Seas Corp., Fall River, MA; rock crab from Pines River Fish Market, Revere, MA; and Jonah crab from Atlantic Seafoods, Gloucester, MA. A special thanks to Heather MacFarlane for her assistance in the laboratory.
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ABSTRACT
Three species of crab, deep-sea red crab, Geryon quinquedens, rock crab, Cancer irroratus, and Jonah crab, Cancer borealis, were examined for sterol and fatty acid content in the cooked muscle. Cholesterol was the major sterol in all three species. The 20:5w3 was the predominant poly-unsaturated fatty acid for all the crabs.